Novak Djokovic Celebrates 100 Weeks At No.1 in ATP Rankings

 

The 26-year-old Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic is No. 1 in the ATP rankings for the 100th week in his career.

He is the ninth man to reach this milestone, joining with Andre Agassi (101 weeks), Rafael Nadal (102), Bjorn Borg (109), John McEnroe (170), Jimmy Connors (268), Ivan Lendl (270), Pete Sampras (286) and Roger Federer (302).

Novak Djokovic reached No. 1 in July 2011 and he lost the top spot to Roger Federer for three months in 2012 but regained it in November of that year.

“I was taught to dream big and to dream to be number one in the world,” he said. It takes years of hard work and dedication to become a champion, he added.

However, he is predicted not to top of the year-end rankings because Rafael Nadal has returned strong from his injury this year and has no points to defend for the remainder of 2013.

ATP top 10:

1. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 11,120 points

 2. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 10,860

3. Andy Murray, Britain, 7,075

4. David Ferrer, Spain, 6,710

5. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 4,515

6. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 4,460

7. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 4,425

8. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 3,325

9. Richard Gasquet, France, 3,165

10. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, 3,150

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Athletics-U.S. sprinter Mike Rodgers prohibited for doping

U.S. sprinter Mike Rodgers has conventional a nine-month ban for a failed drug test but will still be able to fight in the London Olympics if he qualifies, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Thursday.

The former American 100 metres champion, who tested positive at an event in Italy last July, will be disqualified through April 19, making him eligible for the U.S. Olympic trials in June if he meets testing necessities.

USADA said Rodgers, the second fastest American and seventh fastest globally last year at 100 metres, gave and inaccurate and misleading testimony at his hearing but eventually agreed to his ban before the negotiation panel could act upon it.

Rodgers said he has since learned that the disqualified refreshment methylhexaneamine, found in many energy drinks and nutritional supplements, is acceptable in out-of-contest training but banned from in-competition.

Needless to say, this has been both a awesome and enlightening practice,Rodgers said in a statement.I made a huge fault and take full responsibility for my actions.

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Athletics: Rivals demonstrate Usain Bolt too much respect, says Olympic confident Kim Collins

KIM Collins has told his Olympic 2012 sprint rivals to stop standing back and admiring London hot favorite Usain Bolt. The 35-year-old athlete from St Kitts and Nevis, who won bronze in the 100 metres in the World Championships in Daegu when Bolt false-started, is in Glasgow for the AVIVA International Match at the Kelvin Hall tomorrow.

Collins will captain a Commonwealth Select team in the match against Great Britain, the United States, Germany and Russia. It is his seventh visit to Scotland for the fixture. And the outspoken Collins feels there is far too much deference paid to Jamaican icon Bolt by those who line up against him on the starting blocks.

“You cannot be an athlete and be a fan,” Collins told the Scottish athletics website. “Too many athletes do not seem to understand that fact. To me it is approximately as if when they take to the track they expect Bolt to win. They do not go out there seriously thinking they are going to challenge him. They have somehow lost the idea of contest.”

“There are people who can beat him this year in London. You have to try. It is not enough just to ‘be there’. “Track and field is not a contact sport. Nobody can knock you off your stride. If you run your very best then nobody can physically stop you and it does not matter who you are up against. If you are thinking all the time about the resistance then you are beaten before you start.”

Collins has seven World Championship medals, both indoors and outdoors, to his name and is looking onward to appearing in front of a sell-out Glasgow crowd tomorrow. He said: “I love the AVIVA event and that is why I am back in Glasgow for the seventh time.

Kilbarchan’s Claire Gibson got her GB call-up when Jenny Meadows pull out of the 800 metres and tomorrow will be the end of 20 years of hard work, she said.“Clearly, perseverance is the key to my career,” joked the sports analyst on a visit to Sacred Heart Primary School in Glasgow with Collins and the AVIVA International Trophy.

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Ramos puts 122-pound title on line vs. Cuban Rigondeaux

Guillermo Rigondeaux has fought just eight times as a professional, winning all of them. But don't let his lack of pro experience fool you. Rigondeaux is a 31-year-old Cuban who defected in 2007 with former teammate Erislandy Lara.

He's one of the most accomplished amateurs in history, with nearly 400 fights and two Olympic gold medals under his belt.

Since coming to the U.S., Rigondeaux, whose nickname is "El Chacal" (The Jackal) has trained under two of the best in the business, Freddie Roach and Ronnie Shields, his current cornerman.

So Rigondeaux (8-0, 6 KOs), will fight for the WBA super bantamweight title against another unbeaten fighter and the champion, Rico Ramos (20-0, 11 KOs), Friday night (Showtime, 11 p.m. ET) at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas.

It's Ramos' first defense of the title he won by knocking out Akufumi Shimoda in the seventh round last July in Atlantic City. Ramos has not fought since.

Rigondeaux has had an even longer layoff, with his last fight a first-round knockout of Willie Casey in Dublin, Ireland, last March.

Despite Ramos' more extensive professional record and his title belt, Rigondeaux is a heavy favorite.

"A lot of people are doubting me for this fight but who cares?" says Ramos. "It's me and him in that ring. I came to keep that title. I'm the WBA champ and I will stay the champ.

It's hard work to stay the champion. I put a lot of hard work and dedication into this. I'm still moving, man. I've got my son, he's 2, that keeps me motivated. I've got my fans, my friends, my family, it all keeps me motivated."

Rigondeaux, who is nothing if not confident, says, "Of course I should be the betting favorite. What should I expect from Ramos? He has to worry what to expect from me.

"I'm very happy for the opportunity to win a title with less than 10 pro fights. I'm ready for the challenge."

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Boxing: Mystery grows as Amir Khan Calls off his demand

Today's hearing into Amir Khan's controversial overcome by Lamont Peterson last month has been cancelled after Khan's promoters, Golden Boy Promotions, mysteriously withdraw their appeal.

The International Boxing Federation announced just hours before the hearing was planned to start in New Jersey that the English fighter's team had indistinct their minds without giving a reason.

A statement from the IBF public relations director, Jeanette Salazar, said:I just wanted to advise you the IBF conventional notice that Golden Boy Promotions withdraw their demand of the Khan-Peterson bout.

One possible explanation for the withdrawal of the appeal could be that Golden Boy and Peterson's team have come to an accord over a repeat between themselves.

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Updated sports news : USA Track and Field schedule - 2012

Hammer Time - Thursday June 21, 2012
Event	Men/Women	Round
Hammer Throw	Women	Qualifying
Hammer Throw	Women	Final
Hammer Throw	Men	Qualifying
Hammer Throw	Men	Final

Day 1 - Friday June 22, 2012
Event	Men/Women	Round
100m	Men	Decathlon
Long Jump	Men	Decathlon
Shot Put	Men	Decathlon
400m	Men	1st Round
Discus Throw	Women	Qualifying
400m	Women	1st Round
High Jump	Men	Decathlon
800m	Women	1st Round
800m	Men	1st Round
100m Hurdles	Women	1st Round
Long Jump	Men	Qualifying
100m	Women	Qualifying
Pole Vault	Women	Qualifying
400m	Men	Decathlon
10,000m	Men	Final
10,000m	Women	Final

Day 2 - Saturday June 23, 2012
Event	Men/Women	Round
110m Hurdles	Men	Decathlon
Discus Throw	Men	Decathlon
Pole Vault	Men	Decathlon
Javelin Throw	Men	Qualifying
100m Hurdles	Women	Semi-Finals
Javelin Throw	Men	Decathlon
Triple Jump	Women	Qualifying
100m	Women	Semi-Finals
100m	Men	1st Round
High Jump	Men	Qualifying
800m	Men	Semi-Finals
Shot Put	Men	Qualifying
800m	Women	Semi-Finals
400m	Women	Semi-Finals
400m	Men	Semi-Finals
1500m	Men	Decathlon
100m Hurdles	Women	Final
100m	Women	Final

Day 3 - Sunday June 24, 2012
Event	Men/Women	Round
Pole Vault	Women	Final
100m	Men	Semi-Finals
Discus Throw	Women	Final
Long Jump	Men	Final
Shot Put	Men	Final
400m	Men	Final
400m	Women	Final
100m	Men	Final

Day 4 - Monday June 25, 2012
Event	Men/Women	Round
Discus Throw	Men	Qualifying
3000m Steeplechase	Women	1st Round
Triple Jump	Women	Final
3000m Steeplechase	Men	1st Round
High Jump	Men	Final
Pole Vault	Men	Qualifying
Javelin Throw	Men	Final
5000m	Men	1st Round
800m	Women	Final
5000m	Women	1st Round
800m	Men	Final

Day 7 - Thursday June 28, 2012
Event	Men/Women	Round
1500m	Men	1st Round
Triple Jump	Men	Qualifying
1500m	Women	1st Round
High Jump	Women	Qualifying
Pole Vault	Men	Final
400m Hurdles	Men	1st Round
Shot Put	Women	Qualifying
400m Hurdles	Women	1st Round
Discus Throw	Men	Final
3000m Steeplechase	Men	Final
200m	Women	1st Round
5000m	Women	Final
5000m	Men	Final

Day 8 - Friday June 29, 2012
Event	Men/Women	Round
100m Hurdles	Women	Heptathlon
High Jump	Women	Heptathlon
200m	Men	1st Round
Shot Put	Women	Heptathlon
Javelin Throw	Women	Qualifying
200m	Women	Semi-Finals
200m	Women	Heptathlon
400m Hurdles	Men	Semi-Finals
Long Jump	Women	Qualifying
400m Hurdles	Women	Semi-Finals
Shot Put	Women	Final
1500m	Men	Semi-Finals
1500m	Women	Semi-Finals
110m Hurdles	Men	1st Round
3000m Steeplechase	Women	Final

Day 9 - Saturday June 30, 2012
Event	Men/Women	Round
20km Race Walk	Men	Final
Long Jump	Women	Heptathlon
Javelin Throw	Women	Heptathlon
110m Hurdles	Men	Semi-Finals
High Jump	Women	Final
Triple Jump	Men	Final
200m	Men	Semi-Finals
800m	Women	Heptathlon
110m Hurdles	Men	Final
200m	Women	Final

Day 10 - Sunday July 1, 2012
Event	Men/Women	Round
20,000m Race Walk	Women	Final
Javelin Throw	Women	Final
Long Jump	Women	Final
400m Hurdles	Women	Final
400m Hurdles	Men	Final
1500m	Men	Final
1500m	Women	Final
200m	Men	Final

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Updated sports news : Boxing Schedule for 2012

Up-to-date boxing schedules for upcoming boxing fights taking place in the United States, Canada and internationally.

Fight	Location	Date
Daily News Golden Gloves Tournament	BB King Blues Club, New York, NY	January 19, 2012 Thursday
Ramos vs Rigondeaux	Palms, Las Vegas, NV	January 20, 2012 Friday
Battle at the Boat 85	Emerald Queen, Tacoma, WA	January 21, 2012 Saturday
Broadway Boxing	Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY	January 21, 2012 Saturday
Buffalo Golden Gloves Tournament	Burt Flickinger Athletic Center, Buffalo, NY	January 21, 2012 Saturday
Liakhovich vs TBA	Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, PA	January 21, 2012 Saturday
ESPN Friday Night Fights	Northern Quest Casino, Airway Heights, WA	January 27, 2012 Friday
Pro Boxing	Turning Stone, Verona, NY	January 28, 2012 Saturday
Spinks vs Powell	Shrine Mosque, Springfield, MO	January 28, 2012 Saturday
ESPN Friday Night Fights Chilemba vs Miranda	Texas Station, Las Vegas, NV	February 3, 2012 Friday
Chavez vs Rubio Donaire vs Vazquez	Alamodome, San Antonio, TX	February 4, 2012 Saturday
Star Boxing	Times Union Center, Albany, NY	February 4, 2012 Saturday
Tacoma Golden Gloves Tournament	Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA	February 4, 2012 Saturday
ESPN Friday Night Fights	Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT	February 10, 2012 Friday
Jimmy Lange Boxing	Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA	February 11, 2012 Saturday
Ortiz vs Berto II Lara vs Hearns	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV	February 11, 2012 Saturday
ESPN Friday Night Fights	UTA College Park Center, Arlington, TX	February 17, 2012 Friday
Williams vs Ishida	AmericanBank Center, Corpus Christi, TX	February 18, 2012 Saturday
ESPN Friday Night Fights	USC Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA	February 24, 2012 Friday
Windy City Fight Night 21	UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL	February 24, 2012 Friday
Maidana vs Alexander	Scottrade Center, Saint Louis, MO	February 25, 2012 Saturday
ESPN Friday Night Fights Holt vs Coleman	Morongo, Cabazon, CA	March 16, 2012 Friday
Martinez vs Macklin	Madison Square Garden, New York, NY	March 17, 2012 Saturday
Windy City Fight Night 22	UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL	March 17, 2012 Saturday
Morales vs Garcia Kirkland vs Molina	Reliant Arena, Houston, TX	March 24, 2012 Saturday
Battle at the Boat 86	Emerald Queen, Tacoma, WA	March 31, 2012 Saturday
2012 Golden Gloves National Tournament of Champions	CasaBlanca Resort Event Center, Mesquite, NV	April 28, 2012 - May 5, 2012
Floyd Mayweather Jr vs TBA	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV	May 5, 2012 Saturday
Battle at the Boat 87	Emerald Queen, Tacoma, WA	June 2, 2012 Saturday
Battle at the Boat 88	Emerald Queen, Tacoma, WA	August 28, 2012 Saturday
Guns N Hoses	Emerald Queen, Tacoma, WA	September 15, 2012 Saturday
Battle at the Boat 89	Emerald Queen, Tacoma, WA	November 3, 2012 Saturday

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Athletics attain a deal with Bartolo Colon

The Oakland Athletics have reached agreement on a one-year agreement with free-agent right-hander Bartolo Colon. Athletics general manager Billy Beane, contacted by phone, would not confirm the Colon deal, which MLB.com reported is worth nearly $2 million and perhaps includes a signing bonus. The deal won’t be administrator until Colon, who will turn 39 in May, takes a physical.

Beane did say the A’s are vigorously exploring the current market of available players. He has said in recent weeks that, in addition to signing a preliminary pitcher, the A’s also would like to obtain an experienced outfielder and possibly a relief pitcher if the budget allows.

We are pursuing some veteran free agents to help out the young guys we’ve traded for,Beane said.And we’ve got a few other things going on.Colon also had been negotiating with the Arizona Diamondbacks before choose the A’s as his seventh major league team. The New York Yankees also had expressed the possibility of bringing Colon back in fresh weeks.

Colon was out of baseball since mid-2009 before enjoying a rebirth with the Yankees in 2011, going 8-10 with a 4.00 ERA over 164 1/3 innings. Plagued by elbow and rotator-cuff issues in recent years, Colon was buoy by stem-cell treatment from his bone marrow and fat. Colon reportedly clocked 94-96 mph with his fastball in his 29 appearance (26 starts) last season.

However, Colon faded down the stretch, going 0-4 with 5.37 ERA in his final 10 starts. He was left off the Yankees’ postseason roster. Colon is 161-113 during his 14-year career, which includes stints with the Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox and Yankees.

Colon will help the A’s make up for the revolution experience they lost when both Gio Gonzalez and Trevor Cahill were traded away for prospects recently. In addition, left-hander Brett Anderson is expected to be out until midseason as he recovers from Tommy John surgery.

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Athletic director position could be removed

The overarching athletic director position for the Davenport Community School District has been eliminating once before. If the school board adopts one of the top recommendation from the district’s Resource Allocation group, the position could be gone again.

Longtime Davenport Schools administrator Brad Oates is in his third year as district-wide athletic director, but eliminating his position is third on an 11-item precedence list. According the committee, which release its planned list Tuesday, doing without the location would save $132,000.

“It came about because we were looking at every single position,” Davenport Schools superintendent Art Tate said. “Some people remembered, jeez, sometimes we’ve had and sometimes we haven’t.”

Indeed, the position dates back to the opening of Davenport West High School in 1960. Butch Stolfa first held the job, and he had several successors before the district de-emphasized the position’s athletic focus in the mid-’90s. Paul Johnson counted athletic director among several duties he had at that time.

The job returned to one of administrative significance with the hiring of Randy Schrader in 2001. He had the task of restoring the Davenport schools to athletic importance they enjoyed in decades past.

Oates oversees physical teaching and health curricula for the district and manages Brady Street Stadium. He also handles the athletic budget and implements rules and system. To him, the job is vital to the district, where he has worked in a variety of capacities for 28 years. “In my mind, we have a long way to go,” Oates said of the possibility of his position being cut. “It’s just a first step.”

In regard to handling Oates responsibilities, Tate said another district manager could absorb the duties. Alternately, one of the three high school building athletic directors could be given authority as “lead” athletic director. There are supplementary possible cuts to athletics for the public and the school board to believe before the 2012-13 budgets is sent to the state for approval by April.

Eliminating assistant golf coach position for boys and girls at each of the three high schools would save $20,000. Better coordinate transportation for different teams at the same school would save $50,276. Oates said he and the high school athletic directors have already coordinated and considerably reduced the number of buses used to travel to team rivalry.

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Peterson manager explode dishonorable Amir Khan

Lamont Peterson's manager on Wednesday blasted Amir Khan and Golden Boy Promotions for their refusal to accept the British boxing star's defeat by the American last month.It would be an dryness to characterize Lamont as being dissatisfied in the immoral manner in which Khan is attempting to discredit his presentation in the ring and victory,Barry Hunter, Peterson's manager/trainer said in a declaration.

Khan lost both his World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation light-welterweight titles after home-town fighter Peterson was award a controversial split-decision victory following their bout in Washington on December 10.

The 25-year-old Khan had questioned the performance of referee Joe Cooper and aired grievance over alleged inconsistencies with the judges' scorecards, finally rotating his attention to a mystery individual at ringside, later recognized as an IBF official who was there as a spectator.

Khan blames everyone and everything but his performance and lack of ability to make adjustment in the ring for his loss,Hunter said.He claims that the Ring presenter privately stated he won, then that the referee's discretionary actions should be overruled, then a mystery man in a black hat with no association to the Peterson Camp somehow affected the outcome of the bout, and also that the judges did not score the Bout correctly.

Each claim is boldly false, but because Golden Boy and Khan have the financial capital to file protests and lawyers to create doubtful accusations we are forced to address these issues. Hunter charged that Golden Boy has gone on a media blitz as some form of revenge against Peterson after the American's camp refuse their offer of a rematch just days after the fight.

Real Champions don't persist to come up with various excuses and false accusation in hopes that something will stick to cover up for a loss,Hunter said.  Khan has formally appealed the decision, with his camp hopeful for the bout to be affirmed a no opposition so that he would retain his titles.

On Saturday, Golden Boy Promotions managerial Richard Schaefer told Sky Sports News that the WBA have obtainable Khan a rematch with Peterson and urged the IBF to follow suit.  If that report is true, Hunter said, and then WBA officials haven't followed their own actions for review the fight.

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Chess: Armenia’s Levon Aronian scramble to record high on FIDE rankings

The New Year has brought some good news for Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian who learned from the January 2012 FIDE rankings that he is currently the second best chessman in the world. The second rank on the top 100 player list released by international chess’s leading body every second month is a record-high position for the 29-year-old Armenian who had stayed in third place ever since breaking the 2800 rating barricade in November 2010.

With his current 2805 rating Aronian is 30 rating points at the back the top-ranked player Magnus Carlsen from Norway and is four points clear of third-placed ex-world champion Vladimir Kramnik from Russia.  The latest Top 100 player rankings of FIDE also include Armenian grandmasters Sergei Movsesian, Vladimir Akopian and Gabriel Sargissian.

The FIDE Top 100 female players list include three Armenian grandmasters. The highest rank among them is held by Elina Danielian (position 20: rating 2490), follow by Lilit Mkrtchyan (in 31st place, rating 2458) and Lilit Galojan (in 97th place; rating 2366). Hungary’s Judit Polgar tops the rankings with a rating of 2710.

In the list of 125 chess nations rank by the average rating of their top 10 players Armenia has improved by one position over the November listing and is currently in fifth place. The FIDE nations rating list is topped by Russia (2748), followed by Ukraine (2693), France (2661) and Hungary (2657).

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Athletics: Scotland struggles to ninth in Holyrood result

The big disappointment of Saturday’s BUPA Great Edinburgh Cross Country at Holyrood Park was the poor form of the Olympic 5000m and 10,000m winner Kenenisa Bekele and Scotland’s Steph Twell who, most bizarrely for her, failed to show up for her post-race press conference.

Twell did have the distraction of collecting the cup for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, who took the overall team competition with 144 points to the 196 of the USA and 215 for the European Select.

But, worryingly, the Aldershot-based runner, who won bronze for Scotland in the 1500 metres in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, appears to be not yet back to the sort of fitness to confront for a place in the London 2012 Olympics following a horrific triple ankle fracture suffered last year.

However, there were a number of tremendously promising performances on the day from young Scots who may not be quite ready for London but could be demanding for places in Glasgow 2014.

Twell started well in the senior women’s 6k race and was in the most important four for the first of the three laps. But when European champion Fionnuala Britton of Ireland determined to open up at the start of the second, which was 20 seconds faster than the first, Twell was unable to respond and drop back, ultimately finishing ninth.

“It was a poor run,” said her coach Mick Woods, who refused to believe that the heavy, wet ground had been a factor. “It was wet in Belgium and she ran much well there,” he added, referring to a race she had before Christmas.

By difference, Twell’s 2010 Delhi team-mate Freya Murray, who is prepare for her first marathon in London in April, came through strongly and for a time held third place before vanishing slightly to fifth.

Both Twell and Murray are due to leave tomorrow for a month’s altitude training in Kenya along with Glasgow’s Beth Potter, who with no trouble won the women’s Inter-District race yesterday. “I was disappointed not to hold on to third but overall I’m pleased,” said Murray, who will defend her Scottish cross country title in Falkirk next month before heading for Boulder, Colorado, for another stint of altitude training under the management of her coach Steve Jones before her London debut.

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Athletics: Seven Kiwis grade in world top 50

Seven New Zealand athletes have ended 2011 ranked in the top 50 in the world in 10 different events. Valerie Adams leads the way with a number 1 ranking in the shot put, follow by Kimberley Smith at number 4 in the half marathon while Nick Willis leads the men at number 8 in the 1500m.

Junior shot put impression Jacko Gill makes his first exterior at number 30. Willis also features in the mile rankings, while Kimberley Smith also appears in the 10,000 metres and 5000 metres.

Others to make the cut include javelin thrower Stuart Farquhar (17th), decathlete Brent Newdick (23rd) and Nikki Hamblin (35th) in the 1500 metres. Four throwers come into view in the top 20 juniors in the world. Gill, Tomas Walsh, Julia Ratcliffe and Siositina Hakeai are ranked.

Gill is number 1 in the shot put and 5th in the discus and Hakeai is also 5th in discus and 16th in the shot put. Joshua Hawkins (3rd 110 metres hurdles and 20th 200 metres) makes the youth list, along with pole vaulter Nicholas Southgate at 13th and Merewarihi Vaka at 14th in the discus.

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Muhammad Ali to party 70th birthday in style

Muhammad Ali is coming home to Louisville to have fun another milestone his 70th birthday. The iconic heavyweight boxing champion will bask in the concentration once again at a private birthday thump on the evening of Jan. 14 at the Muhammad Ali Center in downtown Louisville. Ali turns 70 on Jan. 17.

The party will double as a fundraiser for the center a cultural and education complex that also features a museum focusing on Ali’s long career as a boxer, social activist and humanitarian.“Louisville was the first to hold up Muhammad in his pursuit of gold,” Lonnie Ali, the boxer’s wife, said in a declaration Saturday evening.

“It is only fitting that Louisville and surrounding communities participate in this important festivity to mark his 70th birthday.”Ali Center spokeswoman Jeanie Kahnke said Saturday that Ali will be bounded by old friends and people who made dissimilarity in his life, including his longtime trainer Angelo Dundee.The Alis have a residence in Louisville but have lately been stay at their home in Arizona, she said. Ali is battle Parkinson’s disease.

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Boxing: Khan claim ringside intrusion during defeat

Khan appeal the scoring and raised new questions about last month's fight on his Twitter feed, pointing out a man wearing a hat who sits down ringside next to WBA administrator Michael Welsh during the bout. The man is seen leaning over Welsh several times and appears to pick up a scorecard on at least two juncture.

Khan tweeted that the man's performance is strictly against the rules,adding that his team has asked the IBF and fight organizers about the man's identity without getting an answer. The 25-year-old Englishman lost his IBF and WBA titles in the December 11 defeat in Washington after points were deduct on two occasions for approaching.

When filing the appeal, Khan questioned why it took so long for the winner to be announced and claimed the scorecards were changed before the results were read out by the ring announcer. The IBF said it can't remark on Khan's string of tweets before the appeals hearing on Jan. 18. WBA officials could not straight away be reached for comment.

The boxer associated to several still images from TV coverage of the fight showing the man sitting ringside next to Welsh, and another link to a YouTube clip of the bout.This is what I meant on how he was interfeering (sic),Khan wrote in a caption for one picture, which appears to show the man reaching across the table in front of Welsh while peering over his shoulder.

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Athletics: Competition old and new in U.S. Open men's 50m

Five men with World Championship or Olympic skill will step to the start line of the men's 50-meter dash at the U.S. Open Track and Field event January 28 at Madison Square Garden.

Jamaica's Asafa Powell, Americans Justin Gatlin and Trell Kimmons, Trinidad's Richard Thompson and Antigua's Daniel Bailey have all devoted to the men's 50m of the U.S. Open to create a tremendously deep and international field.

Previously proclaim stars committed to the U.S. Open comprise David Oliver, Bernard Lagat, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jesse Williams, Christian Cantwell, Adam Nelson, Jason Richardson, Dawn Harper, Kellie Wells, Tiffany Ofili Porter, Ryan Whiting and Jenn Suhr.

The opening edition of the U.S. Open is the first event of USATF's Visa Championships Series and will be held in the newly renovated Garden. The first major particular meet in the United States to kick-off the 2012 Olympic year, it will be broadcast on Sunday.

The former 100m world confirmation holder in the 100m, Powell will make his first inside exterior since 2004 at the U.S. Open. The Jamaican legend has run more sub-10-second 100m dashes than anyone in history. He held the world 100m record of 9.77 seconds from 2005 until teammate Usain Bolt bettered the mark in New York in 2008.

It sets up a matchup flanked by Powell, 29 years old, and Gatlin, 28. The rivalry between the two was a key storyline caption into the 2004 Olympic Games and subsequent World Championships. Gatlin won the Olympic gold medal in the 100m in 2004 and gold medals in both the 100m and 200m at the 2005 World Outdoor contest.

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Top 10 Fights Boxing Fans require to spot in 2012

1) Manny Pacquiao Vs Floyd Mayweather Jr.

I came pretty close to departure this fight off the 2012 list because, finally, what else is there to say? For the best part of three years, this has been the fight sports fans the world over have wanted to see yet all have been left disenchanted. I had hoped to see this in early 2010; however Pacquiao chosen to chase titles and money in a nonsense fight against Joshua Clottey and Mayweather made his annual exterior against a shopworn Sugar Shane Mosley.

The concern for both men as we enter 2012 is that, in a similar scenario facing Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson before their match up ten years ago, that time has moved on too long to advantage either man’s resume. In Pacquiao’s case, any win over Mayweather would be colossal, but for the American, with his Filipino rival arrangement slight signs of decline, boxing historians may bemoan an unwillingness to make this match up two years ago.

2) Amir Khan Vs Lamont Peterson

A fight certain to be made in 2012, all which remains to be resolved, is whether Lamont Peterson enters the ring as combined light-welterweight champion of the world or if Khan’s contentious defeat in Washington during December will be overturned.

Either way, Khan will come at this rematch with much to prove. A second defeat in just over three years is not in the least bit terminal for his long term prospects, however, should the British fighter want a superfight against Floyd Mayweather in the next 18 months, he will need to beat Peterson handily. The concern for domestic fans will be that this fight may scupper hopes of a Khan meeting with undefeated Kell Brook in 2012. However, should both men avoid defeat before the autumn I would suggest a fight between the pair could be made in November or December?

3) Andre Ward Vs Lucian Bute

Arguably the most unlikely fight on this list. Not because either man does not want the fight- two unbeaten world champions facing off is always striking- but arguments on location could be a stick point with both men loathe fighting away from home.

Ward has the WBC, WBO and Ring Magazine belts at this weight and may feel that he doesn’t need Bute’s IBF strap to authenticate his claim as top dog in the super middleweight division. If the fight is to be made, I would wager a Vegas showdown towards the back end of the year after each man has secured one further protection each.

4) Carl Froch Vs Mikkel Kessler

After two and a half years of must win bouts, Mikkel Kessler and Carl Froch may find themselves in another one before the end of 2012. Froch must prove that his defeat to Andre Ward is not symptomatic of a decline at the highest level and Kessler needs to demonstrate that he is fully healed from the career intimidating eye injury that scuppered his participation in the latter stages of the Super Six.

A UK based rematch of their 2010 slugfest would appear the most logical step although Froch’s frosty relationship with the Sauerland promotional team that controls the Danish former champion could put a spanner in the works.

5) David Haye Vs Vitali Klitschko

Say what you will about David Haye in the wake of his disappointing defeat to Wladimir Klitschko last July, but the brash Brit remains the most profitable prospect in the heavyweight division and a cash cow that the other Klitschko brother, Vitali, will want to take full advantage of.

As with Haye’s fight with Wladimir last year, Britain’s Dereck Chisora stands in the way of an immediate deal being struck, however Vitali will see that as no more than a warm up before the final chief fight of his career. At 40, Haye will back his chances of topple the elder Klitschko despite being out of the ring for a year by the time the primary bell rings.

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Keith Kilgore to retire as Fort Bend ISD athletic leader

With 15 state championships in the last two decades, the sports scene in the Fort Bend area has grown to one of the state's most dynamic and victorious school districts. Nearly 20 years after taking the job, the man accountable for directing it all is retiring.

Fort Bend ISD athletics director Keith Kilgore will retire later this month. He has flirted with the idea for several years but always found a reason to stay on board. This time he is more influenced than ever.

I don't know that I do know this is the right time,he said with a smile.I truly love my job. I'm providential to go to work every day and like what I do. I like the people I work with. I love watching kids play. Fort Bend athletes are phenomenal.

The school district's sports scene has seen plenty of development since Kilgore became healthy director in January of 1993. He took over for Buddy Hopson. Elkins High School had just opened so six high schools have been built during Kilgore's tenure.

Hall Stadium, Hopson Field House and Don Cook Natatorium also opened while Kilgore had the job. Perhaps his most preferred memory, he said, has been the rise of softball in Fort Bend. The district debuted softball in 1993. Teams knowledgeable on the corner of football practice fields before the first field finally was built at Elkins. Nine years after the debut, Clements and Elkins met in the Region III-5A championship game.

Kilgore said he remembers vibrantly the day of the regional semifinals, which were played in a doubleheader at the University of Houston. Clements played first and defeated Pasadena Dobie, 3-1. Elkins followed with a 1-0 win over Alvin in which the winning run scored with two outs in the home half of the seventh.I've always been mainly proud of what we skillful there,Kilgore said. It's extraordinary we accomplished that much in such a short period of time.

When Elkins won the state title the following season it was not the first contest or the last state championship for a Fort Bend ISD team. The district has won state titles in softball, baseball, track and field, boys basketball and golf. That doesn't count all of the individual state championships won in track, swimming and tennis.

The latest teams to arrive at the state's biggest stage or this season's Hightower football team, the 2009 Hightower girls basketball team and the 2009 Bush boys basketball team that won the title. Last year Region III-5A boy’s basketball championship game pitted Hightower and Travis.

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Andy Lee appear for world title shot in 2012

Andy Lee (27W-1L, 19KOs), Irish Kronk middleweight star sees 2012 has the important year of his specialized career and the intrepid Irishman has set his sights on winning a world title in the next 12 months.

Team Lee strongly believe their combatant has earn his place to challenge for a world title in 2012, the popular Kronk fighter is the newest property in Irish specialized boxing and in recent years has scaled the heights of world middleweight boxing to be presently located in the world rankings as WBC #6, WBA # 2, and WBO #1.

In March 2011, Lee ranked WBC #14 and WBA #5 signed a multi-fight promotional concord with DiBella Entertainment Inc. with the goal of mounting and advancing his career aspirations. The Kronk fighter believes premier promoter Lou DiBella will development his title ambitions and raise his stock value in boxing from being a world title candidate to being a world champion in 2012.

The Irishman’s entrance under the DBE promotional banner took place on March 12, 2011 and was transmit live on HBO from the Foxwood Casino, Connecticut. The fight was an epic battle dub the ‘Celtic War’ against the then victorious world ranked Scotchman Craig McEwan (19W, 1OKOS).

The fight was a barnstormer with both fighters trading heavy fleece from the opening bell. Lee relentless in his willpower and courage throughout the fight caught McEwan with a devastating overhand left in the 10th round distribution his adversary crashing to the canvas. Referee Steve Smogger, worried about the health and well being of McEwan stopped the fight straight away without a count.

Lee’s next outing was on May 18, 2011 when he won both North American Boxing Federation (NABF) and North American Boxing Association (NABA) against the experienced Alex ‘The Technician’ Bunema at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. Using his long right jab the Kronk fighter effectively kept the durable Bunema (31-7-2, 17 KOs) at long variety and in doing so comfortably won every surrounding of the fight. The judges’ score were 100-90, 100-90 and 100-90.

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Chess News: FIDE Master Pascua tops Libsong Chess Tourney

International Chess Federation (FIDE) Master Haridas Pascua certainly ended the year with a bang after after charming in two fresh chess competition in this region. Pascua, who hails from Mangatarem town, tally a total of five (5) points to top the 32-field Libsong East Chess Tournament held December 29 and 30 at Barangay Libsong East here.

Pascua previous won the 3rd Ernesto ‘Jonas’ Castañeda Jr. Cup Chess opposition held in the same town two days before.Prince Mark Aquino posted the same score as Pascua’s, but lost for have a lower tie-break score.

Pascua and Aquino received P3, 250 each. Provincial champion Dick Gicain, Robert Bautista, with 5.5 points, ended the winners’ row. They were following by Cherry Ann Mejia, Giovanni Mejia, Narquinden Reyes, Zaldy Falcon, and Casino Torres, with four (4) points.

The contests were prearranged by the Pangasinan Chess Federation (PCF) and hold by the Barangay Libsong East this town. The PCF will control another opposition in Bugallon town this January.

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